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erikeric · 08-23-2008, 12:32 PM

I think that the DS is fantastic for reading comics, the dimensions of both screens together, I think, is bigger than the iPhone screen. The PSP doesn't have a touch screen so for me it's out of the question. I am most comfortable when zoomed in to reading the top half to top 1/3 of a page on the screen (you hold the DS on its side like a book).

The app (Comic Book DS) also makes a nice page-flipping sound when advancing to the next page, which it does after it detects that you've pressed to the right on the d-pad when you're at the bottom-right-hand side of any page. It automatically loads the next page and zooms in to exactly the same sized zoom level you had already set, but places your view back to the upper-right-hand side of the new page.

There's actually a few different ways you can browse the pages. Another way is that it can display the full comic page on the right touch screen with a red box that you move with the stylus to display the portion that's in the box on the left-hand screen.

Overall the app is the fastest at loading new pages of any I've tested on the iPhone and it moves extremely smoothly and is very responsive. Plus, it never crashes. So overall I still think it's the best native CBR/CBZ reader around. I strongly recommend getting the R4DS flash cart and a cheap Kingston micro-SD card to put your comics on and display them on the DS.

There's a video of the app in action at the Comic Book DS author's site linked to above.

08-23-2008, 12:32 PM	#4
erikeric Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 110 Join Date: Dec 2006	DS is great, Some Scrolling Required I think that the DS is fantastic for reading comics, the dimensions of both screens together, I think, is bigger than the iPhone screen. The PSP doesn't have a touch screen so for me it's out of the question. I am most comfortable when zoomed in to reading the top half to top 1/3 of a page on the screen (you hold the DS on its side like a book). The app (Comic Book DS) also makes a nice page-flipping sound when advancing to the next page, which it does after it detects that you've pressed to the right on the d-pad when you're at the bottom-right-hand side of any page. It automatically loads the next page and zooms in to exactly the same sized zoom level you had already set, but places your view back to the upper-right-hand side of the new page. There's actually a few different ways you can browse the pages. Another way is that it can display the full comic page on the right touch screen with a red box that you move with the stylus to display the portion that's in the box on the left-hand screen. Overall the app is the fastest at loading new pages of any I've tested on the iPhone and it moves extremely smoothly and is very responsive. Plus, it never crashes. So overall I still think it's the best native CBR/CBZ reader around. I strongly recommend getting the R4DS flash cart and a cheap Kingston micro-SD card to put your comics on and display them on the DS. There's a video of the app in action at the Comic Book DS author's site linked to above.